Improvement in neck-yoke attachments for wagon-tongues



A. J. GLEMMONS & H. M. HILLS. Neck-Yoke Attachment for Wagon-Tongues.

Patented March 5.1878.

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ANDREW J. OLEMMON S AND HENRY M. HILLS,

OF BURDETT, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN NECK-YOKE ATTACHMENTS FOR WAGON-TONGUES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 200,977, dated March 5,1878; application filed January 12, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ANDREW J. CLEM- MONS andHENRY M. HILLs, of Burdett, in the county of Bates and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Wagon-Tongues;and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a part sectional side view of our wagontongue iron. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, Fig. 3 is a side view, andFig. 4 is a detail view, thereof.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a tongue-iron for connecting the tongue and neck-yoke, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate ourinvention.

A represents a plate, of suitable dimensions, provided with holes a forthe passage of bolts or rivets to secure the same firmly to theneckyoke. In the center of this plate A is formed a circular projection,G, which fits between two jaws, B B, and is held together by a pin, d.On the inner sides of the jaws B B are formed shoulders I) 1), againstwhich the edges of the plate A rest, the jaws forming at their endsflanges b b, which fit over the edges of the plate, and thereby keep theneckyoke from being twisted either up or down. The circular projection 0plays between the jaws B B, in order to give the neck-yoke all theaction necessary to perfect working.

D is the first pin or swivel, running back from the jaws; and in thispin, near the jaws, is a key, 6, to hold the attachment to thetongue-cap proper. f is a guide-pin, projecting from the swivel-pin D.

The pin 07, which connects the projection O and jaws B B, is asafety-pin, and has its outer end flattened, as shown at h, formingshoulders it; and a spring, I, connected to the outside of one of thejaws B, lies against one of the shoulders 2', to hold the same firmly inits place, and at the same time allow of the pin being quickly andeasily withdrawn when required. The spring I may be made forked orsingle. If made forked, it bears against both the shoulders t i on thepin d.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the jaws B B. having shoulders I) b and flanges bI), with the plate A and circular projection G, as and for the purposesset forth.

2. In combination with the parts A, B B, G, and D, the safety-pin d,formed with the shoulders t t, and the spring I, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW JACKSON OLEMMONS. HENRY MILTON HILLS.

Witnesses:

HIOKEY RIcKETr, LEONIDAS MCQUEEN.

